Build fxload for USB3 support - aaronwmorris/indi-allsky GitHub Wiki

General

fxload under Debian 10 and 11 does not support USB3 (fx3) targets. A newer version of fxload needs to be compiled from source.

This primarily affects QHY USB3 cameras.

Instructions

Install supporting packages

  sudo apt-get install automake libtool libudev-dev build-essential git

Clone libusb

  git clone https://github.com/libusb/libusb

Build libusb main

  cd libusb

  ./autogen.sh
  ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
  make
  
  sudo make install

Build examples
```
  cd examples
  make
```

Install fxload

  sudo install -o root -g root -m 755 ./.libs/fxload /usr/local/sbin

Find the QHY firmware loader device

The device is normally a Cypress WestBridge device

    $ lsusb
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
    Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1618:0485 Cypress WestBridge    <---- THIS IS THE FIRMWARE LOADER
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Manual firmware load

You will need to pick the correct firmware file for your camera model and the USB device ID.

    sudo LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib /usr/local/sbin/fxload -t fx3 -I /lib/firmware/qhy/QHY5III485.img -d 1618:0485

This should show the following:

microcontroller type: fx3
/lib/firmware/qhy/QHY5III485.img: type Cypress IMG format
open firmware image /lib/firmware/qhy/QHY5III485.img for RAM upload
normal FW binary executable image with checksum
FX3 bootloader version: 0x000000A9
writing image...
transfer execution to Program Entry at 0x40014984

Automatic firmware load

Setup new custom rules

sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-qhyccd_custom.rules <<EOF
ACTION!="add", GOTO="qhy_end_new"
SUBSYSTEM!="usb", GOTO="qhy_end_new"

ATTRS{idVendor}=="1618", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0485", ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}="/usr/local/lib", RUN+="/usr/local/sbin/fxload -t fx3 -I /lib/firmware/qhy/QHY5III485.img -d 1618:0485"

ATTRS{idVendor}=="1618", MODE="0666"

LABEL="qhy_end_new"
EOF

Dynamically reload udev rules

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger